350 diggsWhile design is too often used as a means to persuade us to buy, buy and buy some more, it is less often but more importantly used as a means to communicate positive messages and encourage action. Here we showcase 23 examples where graphic design has been used not to sell us products we don't need, but instead, to fight poverty.

202 diggsEverybody knows the path to rock glory is not an easy one. It takes talent (sometimes), years of hard work, determination, and more than a little bit of luck. But for some, there was even more to it than that. Some stars had to overcome years of poverty in addition to everything else. Here are just a few of them.

246 diggsIf you are a mortgage holder who is either struggling with crushing payments, bitter for having overpaid for your home during the bubble, or who has extravagantly refinanced when prices were rising, the government's landmark $700 billion bailout package has an important message for you: stop making your mortgage payments . . . immediately.

179 diggsSpanish club Barcelona are set to launch a bid with a Bolivian entrepreneur to become co-owners of a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.

328 diggsTechnology can do many wonderful things, but sadly it can't stop the Grim Reaper - so what happens to your web posts when you die? Will your photos, blogs and websites still be around for your grandchildren to read, or will your online presence disappear when you do?

209 diggsIf the MPAA and RIAA are to be believed, rather than buying media, file-sharers around the world are saving billions of dollars by downloading copyrighted material instead. For these people, we now have the ultimate solution to salve their ‘guilt’. Donate a week in piracy ’savings’ to reduce poverty among those who need it.

365 diggsAlthough humans and chimpanzees genetically vary by just 1.2 percent, that small percentage makes a world of difference in the mental and linguistic capabilities between the two species.

204 diggsObjet Geometries’ new, impressive Alaris 30 Desktop 3D Printer will print detailed 3D models complete with intricate moving parts. Quite probably the most desirable printer in the world.

86 diggsThousands of dirt bikes race, crash and run each other over on the beach at the Weston Beach Race 2008

305 diggsA guy from (we think) the US has posted a YouTube video of him being injected with an RFID chip, allowing him to open his gun safe by waving his palm in front of it.

248 diggsBryce, Katherine, and I took the night bus to Quito so we could make the Ecuador vs. Bolivia soccer game Saturday afternoon. In the neighborhood of midnight, the bus was hijacked by 6 or 7 robbers.

276 diggsYou've seen our hands-on first impressions, now check the video summary of the new multi-touch, glass trackpad featured on Apple's new MacBooks. It covers 2-, 3-, and 4- finger gestures in addition to the traditional 1 finger gestures some of you would like to direct towards Steve for all those glossy displays.

296 diggsMore people are now out of work than at any point since March 1998, when 1.8 million were unemployed, prompting fresh fears two million could be jobless by Christmas.

505 diggsA giant pink rabbit has been created in the Italian Alps that can be seen from space.

304 diggsThe masked killer has become a staple image in our minds when we think of horror movies or serial killers, though despite that, there are actually relatively few menacing ones. Here are out top ten.

232 diggsMinisters say terrorists and other criminals are using free websites as a way of concealing their communications.

202 diggsIf police cracked a PS2 open and found a mod chip? There'd be trouble in the US, but in Australia, no sweat. They're legal. But 3400 ecstasy tablets, that's going a little too far.

152 diggsAll lanes on southbound Highway 101 in Burlingame have been reopened after crews cleared away a jacknifed big rig that was loaded with 12,000 pounds of frozen chicken. Authorities on the scene said that the chicken's intentions may have been to get to the other side, but no official statement has been issued.

229 diggsThe candidate who wins the White House on Nov. 4 will face the most calamitous economy for any new president since Franklin Roosevelt took over amid the Depression in 1933. He'll assume command of the biggest wartime deployment of U.S. troops since Richard Nixon was sworn in during the Vietnam War in 1969.

131 diggsWomen had poor dental health compared to men back in the hunter-gatherer era, and it got worse as societies turned to farming.Now an anthropologist is pointing to an overlooked explanation — hormonal and dietary changes related to higher pregnancy rates.

101 diggsPersonal welly-washer, professional holiday snaps, back rub in a bag, and 47 more indulgent extras to give your holiday a boost

149 diggsTasmanian devils might be facing extinction, and the cause is unusual and disturbing: an infectious cancer.

188 diggsStephen Harper called this election to get a majority and didn't get it. The Liberals, under Stephane Dion, were running a campaign based on very strong environmental positions that didn't resonate. Was it the market meltdowns of the last two weeks that made people afraid to take a risk? Was it his poor communication skills in English?

283 diggsThe early 20th century produced a breathtaking succession of innovations—the Wright Flyer, the Model T, the Panama Canal. It was a golden age of engineering. A century hence, observers may well look back at our era in much the same way: Cars reimagined from the wheels up. These pages salute the product designers who have transformed the present.

210 diggsAccording to The Sun, Madonna had wanted to wait until the end of her Sticky and Sweet global tour before announcing the news.

191 diggsNo matter who you're voting for, all of us can unite behind the fact that the first two Presidential debates have been boring as hell. So what can they do to make them worth watching again?

222 diggsThey are the badasses of badass, Hollywood actors. But they are aging quickly–some well, some not so well. And while they should all still be kicking ass and not bothering to take names (because they just shoved their last pencil through a gangster’s eye) for twenty plus years to come, it’s getting late in the game to find the up-and-coming actors

200 diggsPolice are investigating after a passer-by complained of being offended by a photograph of pop star Madonna hanging in an art gallery......

501 diggsEvery month magazines like Cosmo, Playboy and Boob Fancy write up some titillating article about places you just have to have sex at least once in your life. All of them seem to operate on the Hollywood idea that having sex while, say, zooming down the Pacific Coast Highway on a motorcycle is well worth the risks involved.

339 diggsFitness myths get started because we all react to exercise and diet a little different than anyone else. So what might work for you may not work for your friend, relative, etc., even if you both have the same goal. This is why it is important to consult with a professional before starting a program. One should also obtain clearance from their...

114 diggs10 pictures from computers past - how good are you in identifying some of iconic models?

267 diggsApproximately half of the surface area of the EDITT Tower will be wrapped in organic local vegetation, and passive architecture will allow for natural ventilation. Publicly accessible ramps will connect upper floors to the street level lined in shops, restaurants and plant life. The building has also been designed for future adaptability.

466 diggsThe Office Jerk

172 diggsEverything from spiritual curses, viruses, chemical weapons, and alien microorganisms have been used to explain the origin of zombies. We examine the real-world evidence behind some of these threats, and which ones you should be most worried about.

631 diggsThe Daily Show delivers a side-by-side comparison of McCain's supposedly new speech with his RNC speech.

517 diggsIt now seems beyond doubt that Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama and thereby hammer the final nail in the coffin of the Republican campaign to hold onto the White House.

258 diggsThe statistics behind the pay-what-you-like release of Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' album, released on October 10 last year online, have been revealed today.

488 diggsHundreds of thousands of incredible Adobe Photoshop brush sets are all over the web. Due to this phenomenally vast amount of Photoshop brushes available, you can now add patches of dirt, rust, floral effect, swirls, mold, oil stains in your artworks and photos to give them an aged, damaged, dreamy or any look you want.

233 diggsAccording our good friend Chris over at the French Mac site macgeneration, Apple’s MacBook announcements were riddled with quite a few spelling/grammatical errors, the most notable being this one. Apparently “parfaitement con” translates to “perfect idiot” in French. Whoops!

359 diggsStreet gangs hang together by one of a few common strings: economic hardship, the desire to belong or the want of protection. Without exception, they lack a single, centralized leadership structure, the kind that helps to define larger criminal organizations. Here's a survey of the top 10 notorious gangs from around the world.

228 diggsI wonder whats the second half of the pickup line he used..

97 diggsA CH employee saves his coworkers from terrorism, whether they like it or not.

229 diggsIn a study of Christian church members who approached their church for help with a personal or family member's diagnosed mental illness, researchers found that more than 32 percent were told by their pastor that they or their loved one did not really have a mental illness.The problem was solely spiritual in nature, they were told.

302 diggsA bare copy of Firefox is a wonderful thing, but when you start stuffing it with add-ons it gets even better. Make Firefox more powerful with these must-have additions.

328 diggsWhy change your name if you're a rapper? Because yelling, "Howard Bailey, Jr. is in tha house!" just doesn't cut it.

177 diggsAnd oh yeah, Tina Fey will be back playing Sarah Palin, too!

132 diggsTypically, each new version of the Python programming language has been gentle on users, more or less maintaining backward compatibility with previous versions. But in 2000, when Python creator Guido van Rossum announced that he was embarking on a new version of Python, he did not sugar coat his plan: Version 3.0 would not be backward-compatible. N

209 diggsA 19-year-old Virginia woman has adopted a most unusual method of protest--by changing her name to a website address protesting animal dissection for scientific purposes. Her friends and family still call her Jennifer, however.

192 diggsSan Francisco based Technorati has acquired AdEngage, a twelve person advertising network based in Los Angeles, in an all stock transaction. The AdEngage platform will remain a free standing, branded service, and Technorati will also launch a version of the platform under its new Technorati Media brand.

280 diggsFive ways to help you look younger, lose fat and feel better by avoiding inflammation.

198 diggsTwo of the UK's worst aquatic invasive species are set to meet.

509 diggsThis week Yahtzee reviews S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

223 diggsWhat, do they think they're fooling us?

281 diggsThe invasive and controversial DRM included in Spore and the upcoming Red Alert 3 is causing some gamers to swear off the company's work entirely. Unfortunately, the politics of piracy prevention are now hurting both EA and the gamers that want to support quality titles, and it doesn't look like there will be a happy resolution in the near future.

185 diggsWould you hang a classic video game cartridge in a frame on your wall? Probably, if you saw what Slip from Hush Monkey Studios was up to.

311 diggsThere's nothing inherently special about being faster than the Porsche 911 which can get from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5-5.0 seconds It's not like you actually need that kind of acceleration in regular driving... But, it does strike the imagination of gearheads everywhere and create a halo effect. If that can help make eco-cars more desirable, why not?

630 diggsEarlier today, Microsoft confirmed that its next operating system, codenamed Windows 7, would in fact be called just that when it hits shelves at some point in the next few years. Good on 'em, I say: a simple, no-nonsense name suggests they're approaching it with a clearer eye than they had cooking up the hypefest that was Vista.

241 diggsAutumn is here - a time for transition. In the northern hemisphere this means cooler, shorter days, the appearance of colorful foliage, harvest time, and feasts and festivals. Collected here are 34 photos of the season, from around the world.

146 diggsInformation collected from the sites is likely to be used to build a new super-database at the heart of Government, allowing officials to monitor people's every online move.The plans were dismissed as "Orwellian" by Opposition parties while campaigners said that monitoring internet traffic was evidence of the rise of the "stalker state".

272 diggsThe U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton.

176 diggsUsing a computerized connector between the brain and muscles in the body, scientists have been able to restore movement to paralyzed limbs. A group of neuroscientists report in Nature today that they used a brain-computer interface to join the motor cortex of an ape to the muscles in its wrist.

210 diggsTravelers leaving Melbourne Airport over the next six weeks will be asked to test new security scanners that can see through clothing.

160 diggsCheck out C-3PO, Princess Leia, Jabba, Boba Fett and more!

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163 diggsThis doesn’t work in the PlayStation 3 version, which is running a fake ad in Obama’s place.

97 diggsThe Red Sox have surrendered 31 runs in the last 3 postseason games. Blame the pitching if you must, but the other areas of the defense have also tipped the bucket this postseason.

173 diggsPlayground gibes are a rite of passage for most school-age kids, but for some children, teasing at school can turn into outright violence and abuse.

135 diggsIf you’re looking to connect with other web designers on twitter then this 100 web designers who use twitter will help you. This Twitter List will give you a chance to follow some very talented web designers.

359 diggsYouTube on Tuesday rebuffed a request from John McCain's presidential campaign to examine fair-use issues more carefully before yanking campaign videos in response to DMCA takedown notices. "We hope that as a content uploader, you have gained a sense of some of the challenges we face everyday in operating YouTube."

276 diggsIf buttons had an anti-defamation league, there would be permanent pickets outside Apple HQ. Steve Jobs hates buttons.

174 diggsThis IBM laptop concept that you see here is truly out of this world, and Nicolas Lehotzky sure has a wild imagination. You will find a security knob as well as hidden USB ports (how irritating) to help you in your espionage activities. The built-in paper shredder should come in handy to do away with any incriminating evidence just in case you're a

263 diggsBlack Duck says that an analysis of search requests reveals, "Ruby is now the fourth most requested language on Koders.com, after Java, C/C+ and C#." That's interesting information, to be sure, but what does it mean?

260 diggsThe biggest update to the new MacBooks—on the inside anyway—is their graphical muscle, which has been hooked up with some Barry Bonds-level steroids. Apple ditched Intel's crummy integrated graphics and chipset (basically the traffic controller between the processor and everything else) entirely,

110 diggsPrescription medication can get you through a few sleepless nights and back on track, but experts agree: They're not the best choice for the long-term.

108 diggsAlthough it’ll be far, far away in the future when we see another live action Star Wars movie hit big screen, fans will never forget the legacy left behind by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen.

177 diggsLast year, we waited six lousy months for Flash 9. But today, Adobe launched Flash 10 for Linux the same day as other desktop OSes. Yippee!

227 diggsThe Performing Rights Society, the UK outfit collecting royalties for the music industry, seems it will stop at nothing as it demands money from small businesses, charities, playschools, and now, kids’ community centers, all so that they can listen to music without fear of prosecution.

310 diggsI can't tell if he likes it or really hates it. What do you think?

131 diggsThree years ago today, Rupert Murdoch bought MySpace and its parent company Intermix for $580 million. That turned out to be money well spent. The last time we ran the numbers, we figured that MySpace alone is worth between $3 billion and $20 billion.

504 diggsIf you’re looking for a free File hosting service and can’t decide, here is a list of 28 “working” Free file storage hosting websites. Each of these websites has it’s con’s and pro’s. Some are offering more file size limits, some aren’t. It’s for you to decide which one you want to go for.

189 diggsRather than order educators to censor student Internet access, which had been proposed, a little-noticed provision of recently passed broadband legislation simply requires school districts receiving e-Rate discounts to do what they're trained to do: teach -- in this case teach students about online safety and cyber-bullying.

902 diggsIn an unprecedented and historic event Monday, the "I Am Under 18" button, an Internet security device which if selected restricts access to websites featuring adult content, was clicked for the first time ever.

158 diggsResearchers looking into aging human brains at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) are claiming that Googling might stimulate elderly brains more than reading a book.

101 diggsThis is our linux themed pumpkin from last year.. this year's 5 pumpkin project will be up in a couple weeks, so stay tuned!

486 diggsNeil Cavuto and Bill O'Reilly with an added laugh track.

149 diggsElectronic Arts (ERTS) has taken a beating -- on the Internet -- for installing DRM locks on its long-awaited Will Wright game Spore. But has the noise from angry gaming nerds translated into lost sales? The game sells well on Amazon, and at the EA CEO John Riccitiello told gaming blog Gamasutra his company has a hit.

175 diggsFrom a local newspaper: Hazing questions & witty answers concerning one-man band "Without a Face". Jokes about lactose intolerance and doing heroin with bleach. Makes fun of Kevin Federline, George Bush, Britney Spears, Nickelback, & Michael Bolton - while clearly making fun of himself too. Says he's a "phony corporate sellout".

401 diggsAs web technologies progress, websites and web applications are becoming more responsive, providing us with more ways and techniques to interact with the users. Form, more than ever, has been superseded by function.

273 diggsAs the price of MacBooks are getting cheaper and cheaper while the design and specs of new arriving MacBooks (and the Pros) are getting more and more advanced, I believe they should be a lot of computer users are switching to Mac - including my friends, who are planning to switch.

435 diggshere is no denying that gamers are anxious to get their hands on Gears of War 2 in early November and if you buy the game brand new you will be treated with a code to download the "Flashback Map Pack" for free. This pack consists of five maps from the original Gears of War game including; Gridlock, Subway, Mansion, Tyro Station, and Canals.

260 diggsMichael Bielinski had to have his leg amputated after a hit-and-run accident with a Mercedes on October 5th. Now he needs YOUR help finding the driver.

210 diggsThe Phoenix Lander, which discovered ice on Mars, is approaching the end of its life—the martian winter will soon freeze it to death. With the mission nearly over, three team leaders came to the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference today to look back on the Phoenix's successes, interpret its findings and discuss the future of Mars exploration.

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194 diggsWell, speaking solely for myself, the reason that I'm afraid of the Spirit movie is because of why I love the Spirit comics.

315 diggsThe buzz surrounding Windows 7 has begun to amp up, and I'm already assuming that this product will be little more than Windows Vista with a few added gewgaws that are relatively unimportant. While nothing on my wish list will be implemented, I figured I'd complain in advance anyway.

150 diggsAmazonCon, a convention for giant women and the men who love them, drew some odd looks during a cocktail reception at the casino.

245 diggsI think sometimes store owners are a little drunk when they decide to name there store.

227 diggsI have Pepperidge Farm to thank for my Goldfish addiction, and now I’d like to thank the company once again for making strides towards sustainability. Earlier today, Pepperidge Farm dedicated the largest fuel cell plant in the United States at its Bloomfield, CT bakery. The 1.2 MW plant will supply 57 percent of the 260,000 sq ft facility’s power.

360 diggsAT&T and Verizon offered John McCain free cell towers at one of his 12 homes. Why? Because McCain was running for president. They admit this. Corporations aren't allowed under the law to give free donations to presidential candidates. It's illegal. Highly illegal. Oh, and McCain just happens to oversee Telcom companies in the Senate. Sleazy.

127 diggsCyberintruders used the Internet to crack into at least 18 computer servers at the World Bank Group last July. The intrusion, revealed Friday in a FoxNews.com story by veteran investigative reporter Richard Behar, underscores how relentlessly criminals probe corporate IT systems, especially banks, say tech-security experts.

245 diggsVideo report about the lives of Kenyan children forced to live on the street after their parents die of AIDS.

185 diggsA first look at the villainous Nero (Eric Bana) in action from next summer's "Star Trek." As an added bonus, producer Damon Lindelof talks a little bit about Nero and the film...

170 diggs...please, think of the kittens.

287 diggsAnd here’s a video made right after the crash, which shows the car completely wrecked.

107 diggsGreat interview with Tim Burton about his upcoming projects.

193 diggsThe Princess Taiping, a handcrafted Chinese Junk and replica of a Ming Dynasty war ship, was supposed to end up in Vancouver after a 69-day motor-less voyage across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. But a tropical storm drove it to Eureka, CA, instead on Saturday and the crew has since decided to sail south. The junk arrived in San Francisco yesterday.

171 diggsResearchers at the Oregon State University College of Engineering have discovered an efficient way to produce hydrogen from different types of biowaste, including municipal sewage.

174 diggsOliver Stone's take on Sarah Palin's rise from hockey mom to potential Vice President

328 diggsIf you're as excited to finally see some finished visual effects and better glimpses of Kirk and Spock (and the villain Nero) as well as the entire supporting cast on the USS Enterprise, then here you go! This is definitely an exciting day for Trekkies worldwide.

283 diggsThe programme aims to stimulate innovation by handing wodges of wonga to entrepreneurs creating exciting new apps for Facebook, or elsewhere on the web using Facebook Connect.

197 diggsHave a look at the images that won this year's 2008 Nikon Small World contest --images taken by professional and amateur scientists around the world using visible-light microscopes.

584 diggsIt’s an advertisers job to display their products in a way that makes it seem like you can’t live without them. But we decided we’d show you what they’d look like if they just told you the truth

201 diggsCellphones will become members of botnets. VOIP systems will get hit by blackmailing denial-of-service attacks. The cybercrime economy will thrive, even as the global economy struggles.

452 diggsFlorida's governor says his fellow Republicans may be exaggerating claims of voter fraud. Crist said in the closing days of any campaign "there are some who sort of enjoy chaos." There may be more of that going on than fraud, he said.

335 diggsOn a recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher a jumpy McCain supporter, who writes for the Wall Street Journal, tries to bring up ACORN but can't even say what it stands for. When he turns to Congresswoman Maxine Waters she tells him that if he doesn't know what it stands for he shouldn't be talking about it. OWNED.

65 diggsNew research has provided the first detailed look at the internal head skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae, the 375-million-year-old fossil animal that represents an important intermediate step in the evolutionary transition from fish to animals that walked on land.

152 diggsIn addition to being quiet, solid, and easy to place in urban areas, the company’s turbine is also aesthetically attractive. And if pictures don’t convince you, maybe a video of the turbine in action will.

124 diggs YouTube is urging US voters to shoot video at the polls during the November 4 presidential election and upload it to a new channel on the popular video-sharing site called "Video Your Vote."

310 diggsHow do you get your creative juices flowing? I get that question a lot from fellow freelancers, and unfortunately there’s no perfect answer because we’re all different and we all have a different working style. But for those of you who have asked, here are my top 5 creativity killers and how I manage to stay focused, productive and creative.

290 diggsCNN finally talks about the upcoming martial law in the United States. Most people have no clue how the laws have already been changed to support the planned martial law.

229 diggsEven if The Dark Knight hadn't broken sales records — and proved a superhero movie could make you think — there would still be a spandex avalanche coming our way in the next few years. But now, it's inevitable that every one of those films will be compared to Dark Knight. Will any of them measure up?

132 diggsIraq and the United States have finally agreed on a security pact which would mean that US forces would withdraw from Iraq by 2011, American and Iraqi officials said yesterday....The pact replaces the UN Security Council resolution enacted after the American invasion of 2003.

178 diggsNVIDIA took the wraps off its new integrated 9300 and 9400 chipsets today, the day after Apple launched new Macbook Pros that actually use the new 9400 design. That, apparently, is one of the benefits of being Apple—you get to announce other companies' products before the company does. Apple, however, tends to focus more on style than nitty-gritty

381 diggs Installing and running Firefox 3.1 beta 1 is a revealing experience. Just like Chrome reminded us a few weeks ago, the basics of a browser matter. We have been using Firefox 3.1 beta 1 for a day now and we have come to two conclusions: We refuse to go back to a previous version and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is in deep trouble.

301 diggsYour tax dollars at work.

287 diggsOpera has developed a new indexing system that analyzes the structure of web content and it found that only 4.13 percent of the 3.5 million pages indexed by the system actually pass the W3C's validator.

370 diggsSenator McCain is taken by surprise in the final Presidential Debate when Senator Obama lays the details of his health plan.

289 diggsThe gutted MacBook and MacBook Pro (Pro pictured here). But beyond the pretty photos, they've discovered some interesting things about the new laptops.

160 diggsWhen Fuzz launched a microblogging service for music aficionados called Blip.fm last May, no one in the company expected it to rise above ...

544 diggsWall built so youths can "practice" graffiti is vandalized by graffiti before it opens

341 diggs53 Percent Identify Obama As The Victor, 22 Percent Say McCain Won. Details inside.

87 diggsExpress your superhero preferences with what you're wearing on your feet. Nike's new shoes from its skateboarding line are inspired by Batman, Superman and Venom, and they're a lot more subtle than last month's DC Comics line of superhero kicks.

238 diggsA tipster tells us that Yahoo plans to cut 3,500 jobs, chiefly in sales and finance on December 10 — while keeping plans for a multimillion-dollar holiday party days before the cuts:

669 diggsMcCain's almost constant mentioning of Joe the Plummer continued during the presidential debate as he tied him into Obama's health care plan. But it led to a "deer in the headlights" moment for the Republican.

651 diggsWho Won The Last Debate? Obama Dominates By Largest Margins Yet.John McCain didn't just fail to get the game-changer he needed -- he was trounced in this third and final debate, if the instant post-debate polling provides any indication.

801 diggsAs much as cable pundits seemed to agree that John McCain had his strongest debate yet this evening, most also saw his constant grimacing as his performance's biggest drawback.On Fox News, Brit Hume charitably described McCain as sporting a "peculiar" expression on his face while listening to Obama.

148 diggsIt's back, big is back. Because bigger is better. An American tradition. (8.2 MPG).

91 diggsUsing a perfect script without a surprise ending, the Phillies captured the National League pennant with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. With it comes their first trip to the World Series since 1993.

753 diggs"Tonight, John McCain showed he doesn't care about women's health when he described protecting "the health of the woman" as "extreme." John McCain doesn't seem to understand that women's health matters. He blatantly showed that he doesn't trust women to decide what is in the best interest of their own health." - Planned Parenthood Action Fund

186 diggsBrief history of Docks and a collection of popular Linux docks.

352 diggsLooks like Ron Paul's former economic adviser, Peter Schiff, is getting real media attention now that his predictions on the housing bubble from 2006 have borne true.Great article by him titled "Don't Blame Capitalism" appeared in the Washington Post today.

141 diggsFollowing our free social icon giveaway, as promised, here is a tutorial explaining how they were made in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll try to cover the basics and give you an idea how things are rendered, how they appear in smaller sizes and the constraints we can find when using Vector (Illustrator) instead of Pixel (Photoshop) based image software.

137 diggsWill Android and G1 live up to the hype? Is this the first coming of a serious new contender in the mobile space, or has the triple threat of Google, HTC, and T-Mobile not delivered on their promises? We've put both the device and the software through its paces to bring you the definitive review of the T-Mobile G1. Read on!

202 diggsCarnegie Mellon University loves robots and, more than that, a challenge: How do you get at possible minerals around the Moon's crater-studded south pole where there's no light for energy, or to see what you're doing? The CMU team's solution is the Scarab, a fully autonomous prospector 'bot, that'll carry out its work using laser scanners .

111 diggsFarley Katz of The New Yorker runs into Randall Munroe in the supermarket. They commence with a cartoon off, and then a Q&A with Randall.

224 diggsJason Hackenwerth's balloon art. Jason, 38, spends £6,000 per year on multi-coloured balloons for his incredible sculptures, which he displays around the world.

503 diggsIn Greek mythology, Cerberus is the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades. Or in this case, just a really cute puppy!